Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread

[Lunchbucket]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7185879#post7185879 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
No, I totally agree. We are heading into the season for bikinis and we need some reefbabes to help enhance the show. And if things go very well, don't expect a video at all.

Evan's wearing that rediculously tight shirt because Marine Depot and I wanted to give him a hard time. Evan loves to work out, and I figured a kid's shirt would make his Ahnold-like muscles stand out. :lol:

reefbabes...forget the reef part just get babes no video if it goes well?? why not an 18+ payperview...you could get a lot of money for reefcasts :lo:!!

yeah i heard about the T-shirt. thought i would give you and Evan a hard time Ahnold-like...more like girl-like :lol: j/k

Lunchbucket

 

[Spiffyguy]

The reason the shirt was so tight on Even is from all the fish food that Marc feeds him. That stuff is good for you and stufed full of good nuitrents. Marc keep up the dosing on Evan and he will get huge and be ready for fragging soon.

 

[melev]

That just sounds wrong, no matter how you read it. :lol:

 

[melev]

Here are a few images from today.

A Blue Ridge frag is doing well, quietly encrusting beneath the A. tenuis.

The cowrie found a nice comfy spot to sleep today, in some neon star polyps. The picture doesn't really give you a good view, but it looks relaxing in person.

Somebody snapped the tip off the A. nobilis.

Not wanting to waste any life, I mounted the little guy.

The pink Branching Hammer will need to be fragged again soon, as it is getting close to the SPS on either side of it once again. Still a very pretty coral, one that looks quite delicate.

 

[melev]

Talk about going off topic... here's a thread about plants.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=825774

 

[Gallandro]

Thanks for the inspiration Marc, could not have done it without you !

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=823084

 

[newreefman31]

melev do my tank was at 68 with no pumps runnning then when i turned the blueline 100 rlt on (output 1in pipe) water jumped up to 84 in 2 days the pump gets very hot to the touch. Do you have any idea where i can contact the company??

 

[melev]

I think you should contact the vendor where you bought it. I can't believe a single pump can raise a tank 16 degrees, unless it is heavily restricted. You might consider something more along the lines of a Mag 5 or 7.

 

[newreefman31]

the vendor where i bought the pump is from florida, where i used to live.....this has been in the planning for awhile.

do u know how i can get ahold of the company directly?

 

[cseeton]

Blueline does not make the 100 RLT, Iwaki does....

Do a google/yahoo search.

 

[newreefman31]

sorry cseeton i ment to say its the exact same model. Here is the pump for sure thanks for any help


Pan World 250PS Magnetic Water Pump

Max Flow: 1900gph
Max Head: 45ft
Power: 390W
Fittings (Inlet/Outlet): 1" MPT / 1" MPT
Dimensions (L x W x H): 14" x 5" x 6.75"
Comparable to Iwaki: 100RLT



I have googled it many times..... I'm just trying to find out how to contact the company

 

[Hop]

Hmmm. Searched on yahoo for less than five seconds
Pan World

 

[newreefman31]

Hop
thank you ver very much i looked all over google. I just contacted them and they are sending me a new pump thanks melev and all u guys

 

[Hop]

Hello...... Melev.... Hello....

Are you feeling alright? I can't remember you letting two days go by without updating us on stuff and posting pics...


MEDIC:worried:

 

[melev]

I'm just enjoying my tank, and focusing on little stuff as required. No worries.

At least I reply quickly. :fun4:

 

[Hop]

ooops puter locked up and I lost my first post and then... poof there it was.

Good to hear everything is alright!

 

[Toddrtrex]

You reply so quickly that Hop misses it.


Edit, hop claims PC issue, and I end up looking silly.

 

[Hop]

LOL. Yeah.. After the computer locked I checked and my first post wasn't there. Then I typed it out again and hit submit and poof... Then I have two similar posts... At least the edit button worked!

 

[Lordhelmet]

so melev hows the weather out there?

 

[melev]

:lol: The weather is wet, thankfully. We needed it.

Due to the heat wave that hit us earlier this week (101F!), we had rolling black outs. I actually don't believe anything being stated in the press about why it happened, and am disgusted. It isn't like we didn't have people living in Texas last year turning on their A/C on the same day. The spin is that they were taking reactors offline for maintenance and simply weren't prepared. Seriously? They don't check the weather patterns before making decisions like these? How about saying "woah - it's getting hot. Someone better go plug those other ones back in and we'll dust the breakers next week."

For now, we're back in the 70s with rain. And now they can go mop their floors and clean the windows, but someone better get on the treadmill to build up more power for the heat that is assuredly coming our way very soon.